tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post8938778374834601354..comments2023-04-02T03:28:11.593+01:00Comments on London Connections: Boris proposing giant buses?Mr Thanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380941017046817239noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-65779196043319838622008-08-05T05:25:00.000+01:002008-08-05T05:25:00.000+01:00I am sorry but the Bendy-buses really are too dang...I am sorry but the Bendy-buses really are too dangerous and far too cumbersome for tight corners - A suitable fixed body double decked bus, whether Routemaster or not is far safer and practical to all transport and road users. To my mind, the possibility of electronic rear wheel steer has not been touched upon, despite the reliabilty record within various vehicle systems for the past 20 years!!!WANGMasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02104688860265319206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-27508646128901914712008-07-05T23:41:00.000+01:002008-07-05T23:41:00.000+01:00It only suggests air con for the upper deck. You c...It only suggests air con for the upper deck. You could also have some kind of screen between the open deck area and the interior to aid the air con.<BR/><BR/>@Innocent Abroad<BR/>I wouldn't want to be on a packed double decker by the open door as it goes around a corner!<BR/><BR/>I wonder if you could display the Oyster cards in the proximity of a reader that haven't been bleeped?! Probably not with the current technology.<BR/><BR/>My other idea is fold down seats that cannot be put down during busy times - to maximise standing room.jpbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577721392397584722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-81106507267936997122008-07-05T09:00:00.000+01:002008-07-05T09:00:00.000+01:00Oh, and it can have air cooling, and a huge hole i...Oh, and it can have air cooling, and a huge hole in the back - that's efficent...jamesuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185079628536532270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-11969104011563023812008-07-04T23:40:00.000+01:002008-07-04T23:40:00.000+01:00Can't wait to be the poor sod at the back of the b...Can't wait to be the poor sod at the back of the bus, standing by the open platform in winter. Or when it's windy and pissing it down.<BR/><BR/>What muppetry.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572230278397513185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-56970045569658139352008-07-04T22:10:00.000+01:002008-07-04T22:10:00.000+01:00What a load of rot. This guy clearly doesn't even ...What a load of rot. This guy clearly doesn't even understand how the contracting system in London works, the individual operators need to be able to buy more than just the one model.<BR/><BR/>It is about time people just get over the Routemaster and look to the future, not the past. Any spec with an open platform is a backwards step.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-71371532836284415272008-07-04T20:04:00.000+01:002008-07-04T20:04:00.000+01:00It will be interesting to see which carries passen...It will be interesting to see which carries passengers first - this 'BJbus' or the innovatively-funded Oxford-Cambridge east/west rail scheme being promoted by 17+ local authorities.<BR/><BR/>Or perhaps neither? In my lifetime, that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-84727451575707119842008-07-04T19:00:00.000+01:002008-07-04T19:00:00.000+01:00Web site didn't type out.. trying again..http://ww...Web site didn't type out.. trying again..<BR/>http://www.sfu.ca/person/<BR/>dearmond/phono/London.tbus2049b.jpg<BR/><BR/>You never know this might happen <BR/>;-)Dazz285https://www.blogger.com/profile/01006883631726060854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-23211448037540053632008-07-04T18:45:00.000+01:002008-07-04T18:45:00.000+01:00Found this...http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/pho...Found this...<BR/><BR/>http://www.sfu.ca/person/dearmond/phono/London.tbus2049b.jpgDazz285https://www.blogger.com/profile/01006883631726060854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-3711770845476555352008-07-04T18:44:00.000+01:002008-07-04T18:44:00.000+01:00Erm, why not just add a clippie to the double-deck...Erm, why not just add a clippie to the double-deckers we've already got and take the doors off?<BR/><BR/>Or have I missed something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-47511817736058674952008-07-04T17:06:00.000+01:002008-07-04T17:06:00.000+01:00Well...you could compromise and introduce bendy do...Well...you could compromise and introduce bendy double-deckers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-61032784636939460672008-07-04T15:38:00.000+01:002008-07-04T15:38:00.000+01:00Sorry ricolas, I'd missed the mention of the secon...Sorry ricolas, I'd missed the mention of the second crew member as it's only in the terms and not the specification. I've modified the post accordingly.<BR/><BR/>I still think it's notable that the doors aren't required to be supervised.Mr Thanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380941017046817239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-86444670786592208612008-07-04T15:05:00.000+01:002008-07-04T15:05:00.000+01:00The most important feature of any new bus should b...The most important feature of any new bus should be a mechanism to require all passengers to have a valid ticket; otherwise, it'll be another "free bus", with no seats available because it's full of freeloaders.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that a lot of the problems with the bendy bus come down to the fact that patronage is much higher than it would be if only fare-paying customers were aboard.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504908587114395374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-16335512688376427492008-07-04T14:56:00.000+01:002008-07-04T14:56:00.000+01:00There is a requirement for an extra member of staf...There is a requirement for an extra member of staff for the bus in the design spec. Disingenuous to claim otherwise.<BR/><BR/>Equally, the fact that the bus could be 13.5 m long doesn't mean that it will be. <BR/><BR/>A madly pro-bendy bus stance is as wrong headed as a mindessly anti-bendy bus position. If the result is a better vehicle designed with London's streets and needs in mind, then that will be brilliant, rather than the compromise creations we have now.<BR/><BR/>Although I am inclined to agree that it will never happen due to cost implications!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658085720825863941.post-25787223121556586492008-07-04T14:24:00.000+01:002008-07-04T14:24:00.000+01:00So it's true...the Boris Bike Basher is a real pos...So it's true...the Boris Bike Basher is a real possibility.<BR/><BR/>Surely a bendy bus, which flexes in the middle so makes its two 'halves' shorter than the BBB is a better bet. I predict this whole idea will be ditched once cost implications and practicalities come into the equation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com